Harpsichord concertos

"To supplement the Martinů and Kalabis concertos, Mahan Esfahani has added Krása's Kammermusik to form a three-course Czech harpsichord meal, teaming with the Prague Radio Symphony under their incisive, rhythmically taut conductor Alexander Liebreich ... Crisply recorded, this is a most attractive disc - thoughtful, trim, tensile and brilliantly communicative ... In all respects this disc is a winner".

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"Recommended: Towards the end of the eighteenth century the piano largely replaced the harpsichord ... However, in the twentieth century a revival began, spearheaded by the redoubtable Wanda Landowska, and a result new works started being written for the instrument, and the increasing interest in playing early music on instruments of the time was also an encouragement ... Here we have a group of three such works, all by Czech composers, and all requiring only chamber forces, as the harpsichord is a good deal less powerful than a concert piano ... Esfahani is, of course, best known for his recordings of baroque music but he also has a keen interest in recent and contemporary works for his instrument ... His enthusiasm for these works comes across clearly, and the chamber ensembles, drawn from members of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, support him well".

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"Editor's choice: I may be genetically conditioned to adore this repertoire, but this new album from Mahan Esfahani is an unalloyded joy from first chord to last. Martinu, Krasa and Kalabis all on one programme: what's not to like? ... The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra's accompaniment is sensitive and ideal, and Esfahani plays like an angel".